Should it be the parents jobs or the school systems job to teach about sex ed? I feel that it should be a mix on both of their parts. How do you feel about it?
I am 53 years old. We were taught sex ed when I was in the 8th grade. It wasnt an issue in our school district. I dont get the objection now of something that was the norm 40 years ago.
Some parents just will not teach it though so the school should offer some of that. Some parents do not feel comfortable doing it or just do not think that they should say anything as then the child may want to have sex.
I think teens should be taught the basics of sexual reproduction by schools, with addition information supplied by the parents (or schools, with the parents permission). Requiring all teens to learn the basics makes sense to me, but with exclusions for the parents who INSIST on keeping their children ignorant. I would not support a law that forced all parents to allow their children to be taught about sexual reproduction. I was taught the "basics" at my school in the early 80's. To me it was a joke, as I knew far more about sexual reproduction than what THEY taught lol ...and with the internet of today, I bet most kids know far more about it than what any school will teach. The issue might be more about the parents who want to TRY to keep their kids ignorant. IMO, they have the right to try lol
I agree that schools should teach the basics of reproduction, just like biology or anything else. I think the parents need to step up and take part though. Too many parents are uncomfortable talking to their kids about it and that's where problems develop I think. Kids and parents should be comfortable communicating so if there are any questions they can come to you for help or advice. It's not the schools total responsibility- if you have kids, this is one of your parental duties.
I think they also need to know the risks of unprotected sex and not just unwanted children but std's/aids
I think it should be up to parents to teach values, but that schools should teach kids the basics of how to protect themselves against STDs and unwanted pregnancy. Even if you plan to wait until your wedding night to lose your virginity, sooner or later you'll need to know how to avoid unwanted pregnancies, unless you're a Michelle Duggar type and want 20 kids. Not many people I know do.
Let the school teach the mechanics and leave the ethics to the parents. A kid with no sex ed is a threat to the entire society.
How many parents do you know who are willing to sit down with a 15/16 year old and talk to them about the dangers of unprotected sex? for that matter how many parents do you know are even willing to talk about sex with there kids in the 1st place LOL
The first conversation I ever had with my parents about sex was when I was fifteen. It was a little awkward, since I had to tell them that I'd gotten my 14 year old girlfriend pregnant. Not the sex-ed conversation a parent wants to have. Unfortunately, in PA at that time, the puritanical powers that be had decided that middle school was too young for comprehensive sex ed. If my parents had covered the ethics, maybe things would have been different. If the school had covered the mechanics, maybe things would have been different. Either way, we all dropped the ball.
I was homeschooled, so it was parents or nobody for me and I think they did a pretty good job. There were a few awkward conversations, but mostly books with the necessary information just sort of mysteriously appeared on our shelves.
I think however it's done the most valuable information will always come from elsewhere. Playground gossip is much maligned, but it turned out to be a lot more reliable and comprehensible than what my parents told me! I probably learned most from television and magazines. As for what happened in school, I can remember some of it being excruciatingly embarrassing, and being forced to stand up and say certain words that I'd never previously encountered. Obviously there has to be sex education, but it should be done with more sensitivity than that.
My kid probably wishes I was like that. He is well informed by me, to the point where he's uncomfortable LOL
Pictures of the consequences of STDs are about the most compelling argument you can make to a teen (or adult) against unprotected sex. One look leaves 1000 impressions/nightmares LOL ...in this case nightmares good.
